Post-brace.



G.' W. RENEAU.

POST BRACE.

APPLICATION HLEn AUG.I3| 1915.

1,237,097. Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE POST-BBACE.

Application filed August 13, 1915.

2 b all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE XVR NEAU,

a cltizen of the United States, residing at De View, in the county ofWoodruif and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Post-Braces; and I dodeclare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

y invention relates to braces for fence and other posts, and has for itsobject to provide a brace simple in construction and efficient in use,which can be readily applied and when necessary removed from one postand applied to another, and which by adustnient of its partsmakes itpossible to draw and hold the post perpendicular.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as mayhereinafter appear the invention consists in the features hereinafterparticularly described and then sought to be elearly defined by theclaims, reference being had to the accompan drawing forming a parthereof, an which'- Figure 1 is a side view of the fence and post withthe brace applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same;

Fig. 3 a detail view of the lower part of the brace with the loop or eyeat the end of the tie-rod in section;

Fig. 4 is a perspective of a. portion. of a post and brace rod andbearing-plate for the upper end of the bar;

dig. 5 a perspective of the bearing-plate; an i Fig. 6 a section throughthe same.

In the drawing the numeral 1 designates a post which may be of or othersuitable'material, and of any desired shape in cross section. Thenumeral 2 designates a diagonally disposed brace bar which may be, solidbut preferably is tubular, th

or shoulder 3 t and is formed with aknob near its lower end, the samepreferably being cast with or otherwise ormed as an integral part of thebar. The numeral 4 designates a tie-rod of suitable metal and formed atone end with an e e or loop 5 that encircles or grasps the diagonalbrace bar near ts lo er end beneath the knob or shoulder 8 Specificationof Letters Patent.

receive a washer Sand ing plate willibe secured wood, metal, cement,

Serial No. 45,328.

and abutting against the shoulder which prevents the tie-rod fromslipping up on the diagonal bar when the tie-rod is tightened fordrawing the post and tyingit in a perpendicular position. It will beobserved that the lateral tie-rod and the diagonal. brace constitute abrace one to the other at the point where the diagonal brace passesthrough the eye or loop of the tie-rod as one bears against the other atsuch point and thus each tends to resist side thrust of the other atsuch point, as well as one constituting to some extent a support for theother. This aifords additional strength and rigid ity to the structure.One end of the tie-rod passes through the post and is threaded to nut '7by which the parts of the brace are drawn tent. The lower end of thediagonal bar is set into a concrete base 8 and its upper end bearsagainst the face of the post and sets into a recess formed either in thepost as indicated in Fig. 1, or in a bearing plate 9 attached to thepost as indicated in Fig. 4. If fitted in a recess formed in the face ofthe post, a suitable staple 10 may be employed to secure the end of thebar in the post; or if the bearing plate 9 is used the end of the barwill fit in the recess 12 of the plate, and the tothe post by studs orprongs'13. In eithercase the end of the bar will be prevented fromslipping side wise; and when the nut on the tie-rod is tightened thediagOnaLbar and post are held rigidly and securely. together and. thepost The construction and arrangement of parts are such that thepossibility of the parts slipping 01'- becoming loose is practicallyprevented and a strong and rigid brace for a post, whether for fencingor other purposes, which the post may be rigidly braced in aperpendicular is provided for. If

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the advantages of the construction, and have illustrated and describedthe preferred details of the several parts but changes can be madetherein and essen al features of the invention not departed ilOIIl.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits what I claimis: 1. The post-brace comprising the diagonally extending brace-bar, anda laterally extending rigid tie-rod rigidly connected at one end to thepost to be braced and at the opposite end formed with a rigid eyethrough which the diagonal brace passes and which engages said brace soas to afford a stiff. rigid connection between the brace and rigidtie-rod and support for the brace-rod. V

I have illustrated and described some of tea-1,001

2. The post-brace comprising the diago nally extending brace-barprovided near its lower end with a fixed abutment, and a laterallyextending rigid tie-rod rigidly connected at one end to the post to bebraced and at the opposite end formed with a rigid eye through which thediagonal brace passes, the fixed abutment of the brace and the rigid eyeof the tie-rod interlocking with each other and afi'ordinga rigidsupport for the brace at the end of the tie-rod.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

g GEORGE W. RENEAU. \Vitnesses H. W. JERNiGEN,

L. B. \Vmrnaa.

